5/4/12
Apartment Savvy, one of the rental services on our do-not-call list, has been reviewed 85 times at the Google Places page for its 2835...
5/4/12
I founded YoChicago’s parent firm, now known as Data Based Ads, in May of 1987. The company’s initial business was publishing a bi-weekly real...
5/3/12
Floor plans, prices and other details for 1225 Old Town, a new rental high-rise at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, became available...
4/30/12
The Del Prado, built in 1918, is one of a group of distinctive buildings that mark the gateway from Lake Shore Drive into Hyde...
4/27/12
After reaching a new low last week, the number of MLS-listed rentals jumped 23% week-over-week as of today. Last week at this time there...
4/27/12
When we last checked in on Crazy Steve and My Place Apartments they were soliciting deadbeats, felons and strippers as clients. As you can...
4/25/12
Chicago-based Urban Lux promises to “change the way people find apartments” as it expands “throughout the US and Europe” – but delivers the bait-and-switch...
4/25/12
Planned Property Management just made the dog park at 1000 N LaSalle more pet- and pet-owner friendly with the addition of a grassy area,...
4/24/12
The exterior of the Del Prado Apartments in Hyde Park is distinguished by the Native American motifs of its extensive terra cotta detailing. The...
4/23/12
If you’re looking for a studio apartment in the Gold Coast with an in-unit washer / dryer, you can stop looking: there aren’t any....
4/22/12
Today’s rental pick is in a building that I renovated and converted to condos back in 1979 – 1980, and is a unit that...
4/20/12
For the third time in the last four weeks the number of downtown Chicago homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS hit...
4/17/12
One of our recent commenters touted PadMapper as a way to search for apartments in Chicago, so I thought it might be useful to...
4/17/12
Brook Furniture Rental, in cooperation with Randolph Tower City Apartments, is offering a “ready to rent” program at the newly-renovated tower at 188 W...
4/17/12
The leasing office at The LEX, a South Loop condo tower turned rental, opened just about a month ago. I received an email update...
4/16/12
Many people begin their apartment hunt with a list of “must haves,” only to learn that some of the items on it can’t be...
4/16/12
It’s been a landlord’s market recently, but that hasn’t slowed the pace of landlord marketing and promotional efforts. Planned Property Management (one of our...
4/13/12
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an informative article about apartment-hunting strategies in what’s currently a landlord’s market. It’s generally good advice – as far it...
4/12/12
The role of the doorman in luxury high-rise buildings has evolved over time. The skilled people who greet residents at the door have become...
4/9/12
I’ve recently updated our Near North at-a-glance apartment list and map with several new links to online availability checks, and added links to Yelp...